News and Updates

All the latest news and update for our Cara Community.

1993 – Supporting Life Beyond the Centre

Creation of the Community Accommodation and Respite Agency (CARA) By the early 1990s, attitudes towards...

1988 – A Voice at the Table

Trevor Harrison Trevor Harrison spent his early years at the Woodville Spastic Home (the Home)...

The People Behind the Mission

Anne Skipper AM Anne Skipper’s introduction to The Spastic Centres of South Australia took place...

1983 – A New Name, A Broader Vision

Becoming the Spastic Centres of South Australia (SCOSA) In 1983, the South Australian Spastic Paralysis...

1978 – Building the Foundation for the Future

James A Nelson OAM James A (Jim) Nelson was a Board Member of the South...

1959 – Never Forgotten

Forget-Me-Not Since 1959, the Forget-Me-Not flower has been a powerful symbol of the people Cara...

1959 – A Teacher, Advocate and Trailblazer

Evelyn Powell OAM When Evelyn Powell first arrived at the Woodville Spastic Home (the Home)...

1951 – A Place to Call Home

Woodford Woodford is the name of the original residential home for children with disability at...

1945 – The Beginning of Possibility

Eva Dennis OAM Eva Dennis was an “instrumental organiser” and one of the founding members...

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